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Extraradicular infection: a methodological study.
Endodontics & dental traumatology - 1 Apr 2000
Sunde P T, Olsen I, Lind P O, Tronstad L
Abstract excerpt
Whether bacteria live or die in periapical lesions of endodontic origin is debated. Sampling of periapical bacteria is difficult due to possible contamination from the indigenous microflora. The aim of this study was to examine whether bacteria were present in periapical lesions of asymptomatic teeth before sampling or were transferred there during sampling. Thirty patients with root-filled teeth and periapical...
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